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"INSULT" TO INDIANS
BAD RECEPTION OF SIMON REPORT.
DIE - HARDISM.
No. 27,511
BAD PRACTICE.
Criticism of Compradore System.
SOLICITOR SPEAKS OUT.
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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1930.
FOREIGNERS SAFE IN FOURTH BURGLARY:
Haul in An Unlucky Flat.
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TSINAN.
NATIONAL TROOPS HOT ON HEELS OF REBELS.
SITUATION NORMAL
HOME RULE A LONG/down coolies to go to the country that no untoward event is expert-place, and a
WAY OFF.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. -- The The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/3 4.
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FOREST OFFICERS. BANDITRY Training of Candidates A LA MODE
for India.
COMMISSION APPOINTED.
Rugby, Yesterday.
The Colonial Secretary, Lord
GALLANT AFGHAN
RAIDERS.
COURTESY.
A Thief entered the flat in oc- cupation by Mr. II. Reg. Latham The system employed by Mr.
lat No 1 "D" Block, Kennedy
A COLD CASE? Wong Kam-fuk, J.P., compradore
Road, Married Quarters, between Canton, Yesterday. the hours of 12.30 p.m. and 1.80
Eldon Foiter of the Hong Kong and Kowloon
and Mr.
Passfield, in consultation with the CAPTIVE BRITONS. Wharves and Godowns Co., Ltd., The Generalissimo, Chiang Kai-p.m. yesterday.
Hackor, refrigeration expert on --that of paying money to gothek. telegraphs from Kweitehtiffin when the burglar took Mayer, &
The family were actually at the staff of Messrs. Andersen Secretary for India and the Forestry continued their Commissioners, has appointed a after being dismissed-was criti-ed in Tsinan.
fairly large jewel verbal duel this morning when the committee to consider and report on LADY TREATED WITH cised as a regrettable practice by chu has been instructed to protect and other valuables were found hearing
General Hun Fu-ense, silver hair-dressing articles, fifth day was commenced of the the training of candidates and pro- Mr. Horace Lo at the Kowloon
of the case at the bationers for appointment us Forest Magistracy this morning, when he foreign nationals,
to have been taken.
Supreme Court before Sir Joseph Officers. Bombay, Yesterday. jappeared for the defence of the
Hankow, Monday.
The Committee is composed of: The Police were immediately H. Kemp, K.C., in which the Hong
Quetta, Yesterday. The different divisions sent to communicated with and were soon Kong and Shanghai Hotels are Sir James Vine, Principal of St. The report of the Indian Statu-son of the No. 1 godown coolie,
"I'm afraid I fainted when tory Commission has been received who was charged with assaulting reinforce the Hunan Army have on the scene but, beyond taking a sued by Messrs. Andersen Meyer Andrew's University, who will be
for the recovery. Chairman.
they surrounded us," confessed commenced to move to their diffew particulars; were unable to & Co. titude of the. Swarajist (Home intimated to the Magistrate that expected to reach before Juno 14. pants and admitted they were respect of the installation of re-Conservator of Forests, Malaya.
Detective-Sergeant Humphreys ferent objectives which they are offer any consolation to the occu- $25,385.20, being balance due in Mr. G. E. S. Cobitt, C.B.E., late Mrs. Frere, the wife of Captain Jasper Frere, M.C., recounting the Police were not proceeding Immediately thereafter a general powerless.
frigerating plants.
Sir Thomas Middleton, Develop her experiences on May 5, when This flat has been entered four Mr. Potter: Do you agree with nent Commissioner. The Bombay Chronicle, in a bit-with the case, and asked to with-offensive will be ordered against
the insurgents. As soon as the times within the last twelve me that from the time the plant) Mr. Robinson, Vice-Chairman of she and her husband and a Major ter leading article, characterises draw the charge.
Forestry the sanita-the necessary preparations have been months and lately some of the commenced to work, the report as an "insult" to the
Mr. Horace Lo remarked that completed, General Hsia Tao-yen other quarters have received Ition water was never in fact Technical Commissioner: people.
The Indian Dally Mail describes he would like to say a few words will issue the order for a combin-visitations without anyone being pumped direct from the well at
about the affair. The complained attack on the enemy by land caught. ant was employed by the Kowloon and water. Wharves & Godowns until the end
with ill-favour in India. The ut
Rule) Press is generally in- transigent.
it as "a rather badly-cooked rice pudding, strongly favoured with the cinnamon of "Die-hardism."
Rather more enlightened Indians associated with the Liberal parties
are scarcely less critical.
The Hon. Sir Phiroz Sethna,
la dismissed worker.
Mr. H. Lo's Remarks.
The 9th Route Army under
of last month, when he was dis Chang Fai-chen are now moving. missed by the head coolic, after from Kiangsi to Hunan vin Ping- being found trying to steal cer- hsiang, with the object of linking tain things. A few days later he up with the 2nd, 4th and 8th O.B.E., a Member of the Council of returned without any right or Route Army to subjugate the re State and Chairman of the Central authority, and asked to see the bels.
No. 1. The head coolie's son came, Bank of Indin, (who is also the President of the Indian Liberal and told the dismissed employee Federation) anticipates that the
Simon Commissioners' recommen dations will give Indin as little as possible and serve all the more to strengthen Britain's hold on the country.
-
The 50th Division under Gen- eral Tan Tao-yuan, who arrived
to "clear out," and the latter rent Hankow on June 7.. are now fused, whereupon he slapped de-} fendant in the face. Mr. Lo held on their way to the Hunan-Hupeh that that was quite justifiable.
Wound Self-Inflicted Mr. Lo, continuing, said he Sir Shimintal Setalvad, Advocate understood that complainant had of the High Court of Bombay and cut himself rather badly in the a former Member of the Bombay throat, and had to go into hos Executive Council, is equally cer-pital for about two days. He then tain that the recommendations will rumped up a charge of assault never satisfy Indian national as against the head coolie's pirations.
The European Press, on other band is unanimous in re-
garding the report as a good omen, and pays tributes to the "penetrat- ing comprehensiveness" of the re-
commendations.
Simin, Yesterday.
son.
PEACE FOR CHINA.
Terms Offered by Chang Houch-liang.
Peking, Yesterday.
vernacular
papers assert that Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang intends to issue a telegram urging peace with three
conditions, namely,
that Marshal Chiang Kai- shek retire; that the seat of capital return to Peking; and that a National Assembly be immediately convened, ➡ Reuter.
This case was not an isolated one,
.The the Decause these godown coolies; when they were dismissed, got that was what they worked for. money from the compradore, and Both he and the Police officer were satisfied that complainant's wound was self-inflicted.
Detective-Sergeant Humphreys Lord Irwin, the Viceroy, will pointed out that, six months ago, probably address the joint session the same No. 1 coelie was accus- of the Indian Legislature on Julyed of assault by a coolie who self- inflicted very severe wounds on bis leg. The system was that when a coolie was dismissed the Compradore (Mr. Wong Kam-fuk) The Congress Working Commit-paid him money which conveyed tee, after a four days' session, has his family and himself to the decided to call on the country to country so as to keep away from meet the situation created by the the Godowns. Viceroy's recent ordinances pro- hibiting pickelting, the non-pay-
9.
them.
Advised to Disobey.
Allahabad, Yesterday.
"Regrettable Practice."
WEEK'S DISEASES,
the following cases of disease were During the week ended June 7
notified:
Typhoid fever Smallpox Malaria Influenza
Tuberculosis
Cases Deaths
8
3.
2 · 1 0.
11
10
0
71 :
One of the typhoid and one of the tuberculosis cases were non- Chinese.
During the 24 hours ended yes- terday three cases of typhoid fever were notified-two Chinese and one non-Chinese.
1.
artillery has been heard in the vicinity of Lukou,
Gengrai Han has decided to carry out the measure previously adopted by sending four brigades and two regiments to exterminate the Shansi-ites that are being be- sieged at Chingcheng. The situa- tion in the Kiso-Tsi railway re- mains unchanged, with the Shan- tung forces holding Chowchuan,
The latest report from Tainan atates that General Hán Fu-chu was personally directing the at- tack on Chingcheng yesterday.
According to a message from frontier, while the 8th Division Tichikang, President Chiang pro- under
General Mao Beag-wen, ceeded on June 8 to Yifeng, in- having reached Klukiang, are now specting the fortifications. leaving for Hunan. These two
False Rumours.
all?
of
Commission and Farley were kidnapped on the Afghan frontfer by Achakzai Mr..F. Smith, Assistant Secretary at the India Office.
raiders. Mr. Hacker: I don't think that Mr. Trevor, late Vice-Principal
The full story of the outrage is could have been the case, Eat. I and Professor of Forestry, Dehra described in all the newspapers in don't know,
Dun, India,
Northern India. Apparently the But what I mean is this-that
Major R. D. Furse D.S.O., Private wild tribesmen, who have a re- condensers and then sent to the-British Wireless Service. the water passed direct from the Secretary to the Colonial Secretary.
roof for the purpose of sanita- tion?-Yes.
mission
putation for fierceness, treated their captives with the utmost
as adopted by witness consideration. When Mrs. Frere Witness was
then referred to were wholly fallacious. He pro- fainted the leader of the raiders. several letters exchanged between duced text books on refrigeration, with all the gallantry of a desert himself and Mr. Brearley, of the and pointed out to witness that sheik, seized a passing traveller's Hong Kong Hotel, and he was ask his system of calculation was camel and secured sufficient water. ed to produce any one of them wrong.
Reviving her with a cupful, he Witness disagreed and when he gently placed her on the back of a was asked to produce other text camel. books which would bear out his Captors and captives travelled system, he courteously told Coun-cross the stifling mountain sel. We are not going to school passes until their destination, a now."
FAIR OUTLOOK.
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states?
The anti-cyclone has weak- ened and moved eastward to the east of Tokyo. A depres- sion lies over W. and S.W. China,
Forecast:-S. winds; moder- ate; fair.
Rainfall Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day 0.80 inch, Rainfall since January 1, 28.50 inches against an average of 28.72 inches.
Temperature and Humidity
The temperature and humidi- ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock were:
The case is proceeding.
Earlier Proceedings,
small native village, was reached. Here a goat was specially killed and roasted for the benefit of the Mr. Potter, after the tiffin ad- European, who were famished journment yesterday, continued to for want of food. question Mr. Hacker further in re-
Terms Discussed, gard to the alleged guarantee After supper the parties sat which he said Mr. Brearley had round an open fire and discussed given him as to the Water Supply-terms. The entire proceedings Mr. Potter naked:"Don't you were conducted with dignity. think you ought to have put on The raiders made it clear that aper a clear statement that the they wanted ransom, and a heavy whole trouble with the plant was ransom at that. "We shall only caused by Mr, Brearley's falling to be satisfied with 10,000 rupees," provide the water you allege he declared their leader. guaranteed at 70 deg. maximum
temperature, and 120 gallons per understood the Pushto language, Fortunately Major Farley minute volume?
Mr. Hacker: No, as we did not and knowing how fond of a bar- contemplate any legal action. We gain were these people, argued had already given the hotel
ong into the night on a suitable whole lot more than the contract ¡price.
Temp. Humid.
Hong Kong
77
92
Macao
77
98
Pratas Island
81
87
called for.
Manila
77
92
Amoy
76
100
Swatow Chefoo Shanghal
74
98
72
62
68
94
Mr. Horace Lo: I think it is a divisions were recently transfer- Speaking at the Weekly ment of taxes, and tampering with very regrettable practice.
red from Canton back to the Memorial Service at. Nanking yes. the loyalty of Government ser- His Worship remarked that. North.
terday, President Hu Han-min, of vanta, by publicly disobeying seeing both the rolicitor for the The vanguards of the Chaton- the Legislative Yuan, said that
defence and the Police officer were ese 61st Division The Committee also advises of the opinion that the wounds Chiang Kwong-nei reached Lal are
nader Generalį so far the positions on all fronts social boycott of all Government on complainant's neck were self- yang on June 9 and are expected forces. As to the Ironsides and guarantee given to him
favourable to the Central which would bear out the alleged by Mr. officers known to have participated inflicted, he would, if the case had to arrive at Hengehow to-day, and Kwangsi-ites, who failed to cap-Brearley. as to the water supply. in "unjustifiable assaults." It also been proceeded with, have made Hengshan to-morrow. It is exture Kwangtung last year and are Witness referred to two letters recommends the extension of the complainant pay all costs for pected that they will be in a post- now threatening Hunan,, they are and said that the contexts spoke aren of the campaign for the non bringing a frivolous charge. Hetion to follow up the rebels by merely giving the Nationalists a for themselves.
would simply dismiss the case.
lawyer.
a
At length it was agreed
to reduce the ransom to 5,000
You were aware that Mr. Brear-rupees, and the leader was given ley's contractual obligatione had an LO.U been entirely departed from 7- Just as the tribasmen were con- Yes. We told them in our answers gratulating themselves on their that they had not lived up to them. good fortune and planning what Where, in that latter, is there to do with the money, an Afghan any mention of Mr. Brearley's al-lofficial, rode up to the village and leged representations to you about demanded the instant release of the water?—Mr. Forbes was not a the prisoners.
This was too much for the raid- Don't blame the poor old lawyers ers, who realised that the game: for everything. My experience is was up, and they sorrowfully bade that a business man is just as able good-bye to their captors, retain- June 12.
chance to surround and annihilate Lengthy argument followed. to write a letter as a lawyering only a few pounds and a neck-
President Han-cautioned The forces of the 60th and 63rd them.
Counsel for the defence sug-I don't agree with you on that. lace belonging to Mrs. Frere-as Divisions under Generals To his audience that false rumours gested that the contexts of the
The point I am putting to you a souvenir!-Reuter. different meaning is that up to date we have not got Ting-kal and Li Yang-king having are usually current in time of letters held a reached Penchow, Hunan, are now war and should not cause any to him, while Mr. Hacker said a single document which says
anxiety as subsequent facts would otherwise.. heading northward
clearly that Mr. Brearley made Distinct Understanding. certain statements to you with re-. According to military circles, prove them to be groundless.
A Chinese, stated to have been In support of his contention gard to water and had falled to after conferring with Chairman
A wire from the Hauchow Field that there was a distinct under-five up to them?-Possibly not, formerly a clerk in the 60th Bat- ban of públication which the Delhi So far no reports of damage or military situation in Hunan, Gen Tian-ying has surrendered to the Brearley regarding the volume stated that the hotel was to blame the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- Ming-shu, regarding the Headquarters, reports that Sun standing between him and Mr. but we did write letters where we talion of the Chinese Army, was at
payment of land and other taxes. taxes.
The Press Ban
·VOLCANO ERUPTS.
Newspapers are allowed to re- sume publication on an undertak-
Tokyo, To-day. ing to write articles in defiance of The volcano Asamayama, 90 the Ordinance and to disseminate miles north-west of Tokyo, vio- Congress views. Otherwise the lantly crupted at 6.15. The moun- Committee refuse to remove the tain is enveloped in black smoke.
Journalists' Association have re- casualties have been received.- quested them to do-Reuter.
Future Treatment.
Rugby, Yesterday..
the
Reuter.
LABOUR CONFERENCE.
Geneva, Yeaterday.
Sir John Simon, Chairman of the Indian Statutory Commission," inf terviewed.. to-day, emphasised the
The International Labour Con- importance of the fact that ference has elected three Vice- seven members of the Commission Presidents, including Mr. Chu were unanimous in drafting the first (China) and M. SuzukĹ--Reuter. part of the report of Commission just, published.
Sir John Simon expressed satisfac- tion at the prominence given in the Press to this part of the report. He considered that the plan of pro ducing the report in two parts with
stand that the second section of the report will also be unanimous.
Chen
eral Chan Chal-tong, C.-L.C. of
operationa
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two
Nanking, Monday.
A MEAN THEFT.
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It was stated that accused came
"WANTED IN SELANGOR
the 8th Route Army has decided National forces following the fall and the temperature of the water for the lack of condensing water. Ing sentenced to two months' hard of Pochow, President Chiang has and also the condensing surface, Counsel, after referring witness labour for the theft of 30 yards of to proceed shortly to Hunan per appointed Sun Tien-ying as the Mr. Hacker pointed out that in to a letter which the Hotel had white cloth, the property of sonally to direct
clansman another letter he had mentioned | written to the plaintiffs complain-
at 65, Nam Cheong against the Kwangs! Insurgents.-L.-C. of the 16th Route Army.
A circular telegram from Mr. to Mr. Brearley that there was to ing about the inefficient working Besides having already despatch Chin Li-chung, the special dele be a head pressure of 180 b. To of the plant, and the replying let- ed three General Chen will mobilise
Cantonese Divisions, gate of Nanking to Kansu and any engineer, that would at once ter from the plaintiffs, asked --- down from the country in bad more brigades for Hunan.
Ninghsia, announces that the pro-make him understand that a- head You really think anybody read health, and was being cared for Nanking troops have taken com pressure of 180 m. was inter- ing that latter could extract from at this shop, being provided with Shanci-ttes Retreat on All Fronts, plete control of the Kansu Fre-dependent on volume and tem- it that Mr. Brearley had guar- food and lodging free of charge.
Tainan, Monday vince,
perature of the water and also anteed water of a certain tempera- His Worship described the theft The duty of garrisoning Tsinan General Ma Haung-pen of Ning on the condensing surface. It ture and volume and that he had as a "very mean one." is now taken up by General Bun bala has pledged his loyalty to would at once emphasise to him failed in his guarantee?--You can- Tung-houn, General Han Fu-chu the Central Government and is the importance of fulfilling these not separate these things. That Great Act of Progress. having proceeded on an inspection now co-operating" with the local three items.
sounds to me like a trick question. Commenting on Part 1, of the trip to Changyou and Ching- militia in Shensi to attack Chang Questions were then seked as We have had a lot of comments ¿The 2nd A.D.C.I. has issued the report, the Liberal Star says that cheng. So
an, Canton News Agency,
to how the load was calculated from you but you probably don't following:— Other News
And speaking about the transmis understand our Court practice. "A reward of $100 has been It was evident, he said, that the ments in the art of governing that too, who arrived at Hauchow, from
Nanking, Yesterday, sion of heat through cork, wit We don't put trick questions in offered for the arrest of Ngoof conditions of the Indian problem the tribute to the mind and soul of Tainan on June 7, although the Fighting around Foochow has ness said that it had always been our Court at all. They are not Peng-lim, alias Ah Peng, on war- would be fully believed in this coun-the-nation that has interpreted Shansi-ites made many fierce at continued for four days. Yester- his practice to figure out in such allowed by the Judge and our pro rant for criminal breach of trust try and the British public would Imperialism in a new light tempts to attack Lukou, which leday the attackers were within a way that it would place him fession doesn't sanction them in respect of $3,820 at Kuala thus be able to form conclusions re- "What use we shall make of it, or situated in impregnable position twenty of the city and the on the safe side. The transmis There is no trick about that ques- Kubu, in the State of Selangor, garding the recommendations which Indian opinion will allow us to make and is now ・ defended by the situation is regarded as serious. sion of heat through a six inch tion. Point out any sentence in F.M.S." are to be put forward a fortnight of it, remains to be seen, but the troops under General Han, - they ** Luh Sin- ng, who is attacking; cork was 6.2, but in the hotel that letter which shows that Mr. hence in the second part of the re- foursquare baale, fs, therefore, a were repeatedly repulsed, da was responsible for the recent plant he had made it 7.2, thus Brearley had made a representa-
great act of progress and under- Due to the dissstrous. pard coup d'etat when several members giving it an ample allowance to tion with regard to the water. Another personage in close touch standing. The Star adds that while mants of the National
in the Provincial Government combat other elementer Mr. Hacker replied that Cheung Bau-kl (20), accountant with the commission said that the the facta anun rated define the the vicinity of Yucheng Lukou, were captured.
Asked as to what were the ele; he thought. It did as the in the Sun Company's money full significances of the unanimity difficulties ahead in carrying out the Chingcheng Hand - Yencheng, the Nanking, Yesterday. ments, ne had taken into con letter clearly stated that changing department, Des Voeux of the first
had British pledze of
the aldoration, witness said that there the lack of condensing water Road Contra), has been arrested by were such things as the plaster and rooms being overloaded were the Police for the alleged uttering on the cork the
high te
an interval between had thereby been justified.
post
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the Con
It la one of the greatest achieve- According to General Ho Yao
fact that ment of self
was drawn fi
develop enemy at All fronte has withdrawn Military headquarters tutians over 10/118 from his original posi report that Han Fu aken the tione, and the alt tion sinan agreed to hand over Tsinan
18 gradually becoming
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ALLEGED FORGED NOTES,
of forged Straits Battlement notes. to the value of $71.
He was formally charged before MMY NAWIG. H. Grantham this morning and nanded for 48
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